The end result? Freedom. The chair doesn’t just open trails; it opens possibilities. HOW SAM AND RYAN JOINED THE JOURNEY This is where I come into the story. My name is Ryan, and my lifelong friend is Sam. We grew up in the same Utah communi- ty—I was close with Sam’s older brother Nick, and our families often crossed paths. Years later, I discovered Extreme Motus and instantly knew my friend Sam would be the perfect face of the company. Here was a company building the very thing I knew could change his life: a way to get outdoors without limits. I reached out, created some video content, and eventually joined the com- pany full time as Chief Marketing Officer. From there, Sam and I teamed up to tell our story—real adventures captured on video and shared online. That partnership became “The Sam and Ryan Show,” but more than that, it became a way to prove to the world what was pos- sible. Together, we’ve rolled through national parks, joined adap- tive sports, and shared laughter on trails most people said were “off limits.”
wheelchair. The oversized tires rolled smoothly across the grass and dirt, letting us keep pace with other players. Every throw of the disc came with a sense of inclusion—this was no “separate” version of the sport. It was the same game, played side by side. Other players stopped, curious about the chair, asking ques- tions, and cheering us on. By the end, what began as a casual out- ing became a statement: sports don’t need to be reengineered for inclusion; sometimes, the right equipment is all it takes.
YouTube Video: Adaptive Disc Golf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVL989CmfDA
BRYCE CANYON – RETURNING AFTER 33 YEARS For many people, Bryce Canyon National Park is a bucket-list destination—a place where the towering hoodoos rise like stone cathedrals, glowing orange and red in the shifting desert light. But for Sam and his family, Bryce Canyon once symbolized some- thing else: a door that was closing. Sam had visited the park once before, at just five years old, car- ried on his father Roger’s back in a hiking backpack. When they reached the end of that hike, Roger turned to his wife Christine and said, “ This is probably the last time we’ll be able to visit Bryce Canyon .” At the time, it felt true. Sam was getting older, growing heavier, and the rugged trails of Bryce seemed out of reach for- ever. Thirty-three years later, everything changed. With the Extreme Motus all-terrain wheelchair, Sam was no longer limited to view- ing Bryce from the visitor center or paved overlook. He was able to descend into the canyon itself, navigating the famous Wall Street and Queens Garden Loop with his family, friends, and a little help from strangers along the way. RACING DOWN WALL STREET Our adventure began on the iconic Wall Street trail, a series of switchbacks that cut sharply into the canyon floor. Pushing the Motus downhill felt less like walking and more like running—the chair seemed to pull us forward, turning the descent into a roll- ercoaster ride.
ADVENTURES WORTH SHARING
ADAPTIVE DISC GOLF Disc golf is often played in wide-open parks with uneven grass, dirt trails, and tree-lined fairways. For most wheelchairs, those conditions make the game impossible. But for us, it be- came an afternoon of competition and fun. For this adventure, we modified Sam’s Motus and mounted a clay pigeon thrower to the front of his chair. Sam would launch the disks by pulling a string with his mouth. We were pleasantly surprised by how easy all of these mods were to implement. We invented adaptive disk golf in an afternoon. Sam and I set out on the course with the Extreme Motus
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